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Tontine Cup

Peter Harache I (first mark entered 1698, free in 1682)

1702–03

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueGold

DimensionsH. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); Diameter of rim: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); Weight: 146.2 gm (4 oz 14 dwt)

Credit LineBequest of Frank Brewer Bemis

Accession number35.1546

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ClassificationsGold

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Europe

InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on side, the arms of Winstanley of Braunton, co. Leistershire. INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on underside, a skull and crossbones within a circle, series of names, initials and dates, surrounded by the inscription: "I was your friend unto my end: your friend I was and so did dy. * Gratia Reg is floret Lex: Imperium & Libertas".

ProvenanceSold Christie's, London, January 19, 1921, lot 11, purchased by Caldicott; Frederick Bradbury,[William E. Godfrey, New York], purchased by Frank Brewer Bemis, 1925, Gift of Frank Brewer Bemis to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1935).